[Zope] Zope "picky" on Redhat Linux with Python1.5.2 and 2.2

[Shriek@gmx.co.uk]

> "Steve Drees" <drees@rangebroadband.com> wrote:
> 
> > I installed Python with the RPMs python2-2.2-1.i386.rpm  and
> > python2-devel-2.2-1.i386.rpm . Surely I don't need Python 2.1.2 as well
?
> 
> Read the docs. It requires 2.1.2 and nothing else.

I read the docs but just had to confirm that Zope requires 2.1.2 and will
work with nothing else. That seems mighty strange. Imagine BEA saying that
Weblogic will work with Java1.2 but not Java1.3 


> "Tim Hicks" <tim@sitefusion.co.uk>
> > <snip>
> > 
> > > > Zope 2.5.0 requires python = 2.1.2
> > 
> > <snip>
> > 
> > > I installed Python with the RPMs python2-2.2-1.i386.rpm  and
> > > python2-devel-2.2-1.i386.rpm . Surely I don't need Python 2.1.2 as
well
> > ?
> > 
> > Yes, you do.  I don't know why this should be the case, but zope 2.5.x
> > *requires* python 2.1.2 apparently.  Bill's response seems to indicate
> > that
> > this version dependency might not be the cause of the error that you are
> > seeing, but if I were you, I'd just install 2.1.2 and save yourself a
lot
> > of trouble :-).

Thanks for the advice. Faced with installing a *third* version of Python on
my machine though, I opted for the following ~

> lmckusic@specialparents.com wrote:
> Here is a low hassle work around if you run Redhat Linux 7.2
> 
> Install the Zope-2.5.0-linux2-x86.tgz or latest. Just untar it, start it,
connect and you are en-route.
> 
> This version of Zope already has the needed Python 2.2 installed and Zope
does a fine job of finding and executing the local Python 2.2.
> 
> I run RH 7.2 and I have installed Zope 2.5.0 in an oddball disk area that
has no path. Zope uses it's own copy of Python.
> 
> In short: all by itself the tar file seems to be a pretty complete package

Thanks. I had looked at the "install" script for the binary and feared that
it would use my environmental python (python1.5.2) but you're right, I just
ran ./install and then ./start and it seems to be working OK. Of course, I
haven't tried creating any apps with it yet so it's too early to tell whether
some packages have been broken but at least it's officially installed and
running. Thanks. 

Stephen


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